The Roots of Japanese Architecture: A Photographic Quest
FUTAGAWA, Yukio; Teiji Itoh [with] Isamu Noguchi (intro.)
Published by Harper & Row / Weathermark Edition / Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, New York / Tokyo, 1963
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Folio. Pp. 207. Illustrated with large gravure black & white photo reproductions, some fold-out. Foreword by Isamu Noguchi. Brown cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the spine, illustration stamped in black on the cover, wood veneer endpapers. Text set in Perpetua, letterpress printed in Japan. In the two-color photo-illustrated dust jacket with price intact on the front flap: minimal rubbing to edges and light scuffs. A magnificent production by John Weatherhill, Inc. of Tokyo. Based on the 1962 Japanese original, with an eloquent foreword. Well preserved, dust jacket now protected in a removable clear archival sleeve. Seller Inventory # 7585
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Roots of Japanese Architecture: A ...
Publisher: Harper & Row / Weathermark Edition / Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, New York / Tokyo
Publication Date: 1963
Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Illustrator: Yukio Futagawa (photography)
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition in English.
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The Roots of Japanese Architecture: A Photographic Quest by Yukio Futagawa
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Harper & Row, New York, 1962
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover book. Condition: Very good overall. First edition. Weathermark edition. With text by Teiji Itoh and a foreword by Isamu Noguchi. Japanese architecture and the use of wood, stone, earth and space explored through photography. 4to, 207pp, 128 plates, endpapers faced with the shavings of Japanese woods, brown cloth with black decoration on front, gilt title at spine. Original b&w dj with orange title at front, cream title at spine. Book in fine condition with many b&w illustrations throughout. Dj slt chipped at edges, in protective mylar. Seller Inventory # 28681
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The Roots of Japanese Architecture: A Photographic Quest. With text and commentaries by Teiji Itoh and a foreword by Isamu Noguchi.
Published by
Harper & Row Publishers, 1963
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Hardcover
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Large hardcover in jacket now in mylar, profusely illustrated and with wood faced end papers. Tight binding no marks. oversized and overweight. A17 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal. Seller Inventory # 122422
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